%0 Journal Article %T L¨ªquen aureus "algesiog¨ºnico" %A Cunha Filho %A Roberto Rheingantz da %A Schwartz %A Joel %A Zanol %A Jorge %J Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia %D 2006 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia %R 10.1590/S0365-05962006000200008 %X a case is described of lichen aureus in a 23 year old female with a 2-year history of painful, purpuric, rust-coloured to tan, lichenous lesion on forearm. a biopsy specimen demonstrated a dense lymphohistiocytic infiltrate in the upper dermis, with extravasation of red cells. the "algesiogenic" lichen aureus is a very rare dermatosis. %K lichenoid eruptions %K pain %K purpura. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0365-05962006000200008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en